Reviews with content warning for Violence - The Way of Kings

I loved it! Kaladin is now one of my favorite male main characters ever. His journey of depression and hope and bringing life to others was beautiful and I'm excited to see where he and the bridgemen go from here. Dalinar is a fascinating character I need to see more of, and though I'm still not sure what to think of Shallan I am highly interested in the mystery she and Jasna are chasing after.

I loved the contrasting of ends justifying the means versus the journey being more important than the destination throughout this book. Sanderson's characters make compelling arguments for and against both sides, and that kind of exploration of philosophy in a fantasy book is one of the reasons I read. 🥰

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dianatache's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i cried, i laughed and i fell deeply in love with these characters

(except you. shallan. you know why.)

. once again i find myself so impressed with the natural progression of sanderson's books. i love how he takes his time with the characters he writes, time to tell you their stories and their thoughts so that, when the time comes, you understand why they make certain choices. you see their progress and you come to root for them, to hope for a better resolution to their stories. and by the last pages when everything gets absolutely fucked, you feel like you're a part of the story yourself. plainly, it's fucking incredible. i can't wait to read the next book in the series. i loved it.

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annick's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

So many thoughts. I liked the last 150-200pp but struggled earlier.

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aidareads's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

not a full 5 star read because it’s only the beginning of the series and i’m expecting the following books to be even better, but i honestly can’t think of anything i didn’t like while reading (except for the shallan situation, but i understand it’s a subjective opinion and it was actually what the plot needed, i guess). i can’t wait to see kaladin and adolin interacting so i can finally queercode them 🥰 and, I LOVE DALINAR!!!!!

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